Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2
NNE
9
2.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
573
864
906
906
937
674
1219
1397
778
798
1436
1653
1976
2002
1878
2021
2129
2021
2021
2066
1967
1092
1085
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM2.11m
12:35PM1.86m
1:09AM2.03m
1:38PM1.79m
2:07AM1.95m
2:40PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.27m
6:47PM0.25m
7:32AM0.31m
7:47PM0.34m
8:31AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
0.3
N
11
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
125
2
2
107
158
674
697
748
778
798
21
1092
1085
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
11
24
61
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
590
573
864
906
906
937
422
1219
1397
639
690
1436
1653
1976
2002
1878
2021
2129
2021
2021
2066
1967
481
520
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
82
82
127
82
82
82
130
130
130
130
130
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
130
130
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
5
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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